Hsu has built a growing international reputation through cross-cultural jazz projects, composition, and performance, frequently collaborating with musicians across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. His invitation to the Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza places Taiwan on a stage traditionally dominated by North American, Caribbean, and Latin American jazz figures.

By julia | The News Lens | January 24, 2026 Taipei Metro (Taipei MRT) has announced that passengers are prohibited from using…

In 2025, the Philippines ranked second among 123 non–English-speaking countries in an English proficiency index. However, as neighboring Asian countries invest heavily in English education and artificial intelligence reshapes language learning, the Philippine ESL industry faces new competition. Even so, from social media influencers to retirees and entire families, the Philippines continues to hold a strong position in the regional English-learning market.

Data compiled by United Daily News from the Judicial Yuan shows that between 2021 and 2025, most cases referred by police under SOMA were dismissed. Court rulings indicate that judges believe the public generally has the ability to judge information credibility and that political speech should be addressed through government fact-checking, not punishment.

Yoon currently faces seven separate criminal cases, including a far more serious insurrection charge. That case carries potential penalties of life imprisonment or even death under South Korean law.

By Wu Hsiang-yuan (吳象元)Editor, The News Lens For more than 70 years, the jeepney (吉普尼) has ruled the streets of the Philippines.…

Cho’s decision represents the first known case involving refusal to countersign a law related to fiscal legislation or budgetary governance.

While TSMC is preparing to mass-produce 2 nm chips for customers such as Apple and Nvidia—pushing the technology frontier forward by roughly three additional nodes—China is still grappling with the economic viability and stability of 7 nm production.

Concerns mount that some users may not be able to distinguish between neutral information and messaging aligned with Chinese state narratives.

After a 13-day fire at Tainan’s Wushulin waste site (烏樹林暫置場), officials apologized and acknowledged systemic failures in debris sorting and long-term storage, promising accelerated cleanup, full environmental monitoring, and new management rules.